Saturday, May 14, 2016
Underwhelming feeling at Barca despite title win (Reuters)
By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Despite winning a 24th Spanish title and with a King's Cup final against Sevilla to look forward to next week, a feeling of deflation still lingers around Barcelona after falling short of their lofty pre-season ambitions. Atletico Madrid knocked them out in the Champions League quarter-finals and will face Real Madrid in the final -- a match Barca's players will watch with a degree of envy. The 2-0 loss at Atletico was sandwiched between defeats by Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Valencia, seriously endangering Barca's chances of winning a La Liga title they had looked certain to retain a month previously.
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